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Xinhua Commentary: High-Level Rule of Law to Escort the Building of a Beautiful China

新华社评论员:以高水平法治护航美丽中国建设

On August 15, China's fourth National Ecology Day, the country's new Ecological Environment Code officially took effect. A Xinhua News Agency commentary frames this as a historic milestone, the world's first code named after the ecological environment, and a major legislative practice of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. The piece argues the code provides a stronger legal foundation for environmental protection and high-quality development.

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The commentary presents the code as a direct implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization (习近平生态文明思想) and a major political task ordered by the Party Central Committee.

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